Chapter 181: Emergency Meeting
Gao Gengxin nodded and motioned for two soldiers to carry the body out. He then looked at his master’s tired face and said, "Shifu, you should rest for a while. You can’t go on like this without rest. If you are also sick, what should the patients do? Only you can find a cure for this disease. Your body—"
Gu Wei raised his hand to interrupt his disciple’s words, and said, "I know you are worried about me. But we are rushing against the time right now. I can’t rest when I know that someone is going to die when I’m resting."
He then looked at the tent full of patients, and said, "It’s only been seven hours since the first patient showed symptoms of diarrhea, but the death rate has already exceeded two thousand lives. This is the first time I have seen a disease spread this quickly."
Knowing that he could not persuade his master to rest, Gao Gengxin sighed. He poured a bowl of warm water, handed it to his master, and said, "Shifu, then you must at least drink some water."
Gu Wei looked at his disciple’s worried expression, and took the water from him. After drinking a few sips of water, he continued to treat the patients. The two of them worked hard to keep patients from dying, but the death rate continued to rise. While the military physicians were racing against time, Qi Baijun called the generals for an emergency meeting.
Inside the commander’s tent, Qi Baijun and several generals stood around a large table with a map on top of it. A general with a ferocious face looked at him and asked, "Wangye, you called us suddenly... Is there something urgent that you need our help with?"
Qi Baijun looked at him and said, "General Gui’s guess is correct. This prince summoned everyone to prepare for an incoming attack."
Gui Hanying thought for a while and asked, "Does the disease our soldiers contract have anything to do with the Shang Empire’s army?"
Qi Baijun looked at him and said, "I have some guesses, but I’m not one hundred percent sure yet."